Hi,
I have this same situation with my 20 year old son. He also earned about $14k, does door dash, is a full time student. He honestly does not support himself more than 50%, because tuition is paid from college funds. He only pays his car payment and car insurance himself. We do not HAVE to claim him, although the $2500 ATPC credit will cause us not to owe for the first time in 20 years. He wanted to claim himself, to be eligible for the stimulus rebates. I read on the IRS site that if he can be claimed by someone else, even though they don't claim him, he cannot claim himself. What is the difference between this scenario, and the original question asked. I would like my son to have the rebates, but I don't want to break the tax laws.
